New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23
REronr or TIE MANHArTAN COMPANY.
AfpNNY. Dec - tNpec'DI. Tho annual report o! tho
Mauhai' an Railway Company Is rs follows:
Mrscrr1Axrors RAILWAY rvrr.rIGHyrE

Tho ruinor, g.. ,fiilc ou the Philadelphia anu Read
Ing Itsoad which rrI circulated in W all street YES
rcriay. could not be- confirmed Tiny excused a
small decline In the prrc OF tho Stock Tine situation
in the cod slou &, not fully understood The Read
INK Company consented about thrro monih, ago 10
avant" IN ages. hui - va, it.rrd "'i Nn'il tI'
strike ia the Lehi-h Valley territory Wa not sue
cos, mi the pfrr seal" Uf pa should hc resumed Al
INK company, u !, understood haVo no ini"nii"n of
Violating III, CONTRACT AMI il5 reported icdd't"n ia
vas", Be. 10 other foundation.
Tho strike Ia the ffhlsh Valley section has 49,
been settled and hc chances Of - .uccr'N appear a.
remote IS when the cmloyc, of the !;'aiu- company
used II 10 gain alyancc I'm pay President iorhin
-, In New York YESTERDAY but he was unwilling g"
discuss the subject 81 the threatened STRIKE. An IN
tmato friend expressed the opinion that there "oHl
Lc STRIKE bci,c the cinpl9yr, would see ina tlry
lad nn cause Of complaint Another reason Nufg>i"l
that tho Reading mon hal supported the Lrmsh
Valley strike
Su,no> Penn Dsc - LSocciriD-Ths largest mort
gage. ever placed HE in Mercer County were sent In
thi, week to OF the county Tho first +, for
$4,000 900 and Il property Of the Western New
York anl Psunsrlyania Railroad Csmp1Hy IN favor %
the Mercantile Trust company NJ Ntw ork Inc sr'oai
il for tie amOuHj aId II Ia favor OF the Fidelity
Trust AMI >afc Deposit Company Of New YORK
PirrsnrnG. Dec ~ ,Spcc'' Time for taking t"s'i-
m.ny Ia the ease Of tile Pennsylvania Railroad Company
against tho Allegheny Valley Road was cNtonded To day
thc request being based the AFFIDAVIT OF George Il.
H who that 1t IL necessary that there snail be an
examination Of tho treasurer OF the Tchy ana ita
road and h, books IN reference 10 the bndnS OF Zen
nets branch divslOh.
BosroS, Mass. Dee %. The five newly elected Ill
rcctors Of Eastern Railroad mot to-day and elected
General samuel C. Lawrence president pro tenn Those
pre.cnt were J. Braier frank Jones. Walter Hume
well. Arthur Scvcll ana General Samuel {. Lawrence
NORFOLK Va bee -. The suit Of Cooper against the
Norfolk and Portsmouth Ferry Company and the Phlla
delpha and Norfolk Railroad Company FOR damages on
account of the death his vile in collision last winter.
resulted day aycrict IN his favor for 81 100 az
each defendant
PnIIADFIrHI, Dec 22-Sevcra paragraphs have APP
nc AIRED in the Philadelphia papers recently ntimalng
that Colonel H. T. Douglass would succeed MT King as
second vice president OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rtll
road Colonel Douglass has had charge Of tho works OF
the Baltimore and Ohio In this vicinity Ito Is an Gu
glneer
ERIE Dec ~ CSpecioiJ.-lt was officially Announced
here TO-DAY that tho Erie extension OF the Allegheny
Valley and sheRasgo Railway will be constructed ~
once The contract for rails for hftyfsur Miles Of road
has bscn given to the Cleveland Rolling Mills. NJ :.
Frost and other bondn0ders In the shenaags and ALE
gheny Railroad arc securing the lease OF nearly
= 900 900 from tho Central Trust Company, OF new
York who have charge OF the reorganization ahd sch
bsn OF the road.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Dec. 22.-Judge Evans, OF the Court
sfCsmmon Pleas to-day refused to grant melton to
dissolve an nuncton ia the case Of the Columbus HOOK
Inc Valley aad Toledo Railway Conn against Burke
and Others holding that the acts s Burke and MS asso
cates owning all the capital stock OF tho railway com
pany and slecting themselves directors. Issuing mort
gage bonds and using the proceeds 10 buy from then
selves and othors nisng corporation "sro voiu.
Notice OF bill OF exceptions was given Dy Judge